The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-04-02
HOME DECORATION.
Hints That VIII Enable Lady Readers to
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Birch bark continues in favor for
covering waste-paper baskets or catch
alls for worsteds.
American leather paper, in white and
gold, is popular material among
London house furnishers.
For cleaning windows use chamos
skin, instead of cloth, if you wish a
bright, polished surface.
Scrap baskets are made of birch bark,
the borders finished with strips of young
birch, twisted into the desired shape and
held in place by huge bows of ribbon.
There is a great demand for Mexican
mats to paint upon. The material is
used for panels in screens, for wall
panels, also as an adjustable door panel
in rustic or summer furnishing.
Ornamental slipper bags are made of
Indian game baskets, whose peculiar
construction allows plenty of room for
a pair Of slippers on either side, and Il
handle to hold the odd, arching affair in
place.
A sensible and artistic piano case is
made of teakwood. The form is an up
right, having on top Of the case Il book
shelf with open front and carved sides.
A short curtain Of bright silk is drawn
over the front of the bookcase, touching
with piquant beauty the whole structure.
A key cabinet is made of satin wood,
/ the doors being ornamented with dang
| ling keys and ribbons, inlaid in mother
Of pearl. The inside of the cabinet is
lined with pale green velvet, while over
every key hook a silver plate bears the
name Of the key belonging to it. This
is exquisite homework.
The old corner cupboard is being de-
veloped in high art style; the lower por-
tion used as a closet while the shelves
above are left open for drapery cur
tain, or covered by closed doors of plate
glass, stained glass or open frct-work,
lined with bright-colored silk.
A large wall pocket for the reception
of newspapers is made of bamboo canes.
Select space between two windows,
have large block of wood placed on
the floor, with holes bored to receive
the end of the cane, which should be
well plunged and secured by putty if
not firm in the socket Use fine canes,
attach them by brass chains, putting
one cane across the top held in place
by ribbon bows. Garry the chains from
top of canes to the wall or window
casing, and the affair is firm, large
enough for convenience and a real COM
fort to people who must have papers
and magazines athand for ready use.
Cellar windows would lose their
gloom if over the small panes of glass
one would paste bright japanese pic
lures; the small transparent napkins
! will answer, for they can be covered
with paste, the tough fiber of the paper
allowing plenty of rubbing to put the
picture upon the glass evenly and Sc
curely.
For table service do not buy all colors
of fancy glass or yaregated china. Sc
lect plain white, of good form, adding
color only in small articles, like the
tClOly glass; lhilNt osIlto Vi bhC II NV
dishes. A plain, white service, with
glass upon the tea tray, and bright
silk ''tea cosy over the earthern tea
pot, is at once attainable in every home,
and is purely artistic and useful.
A pretty arrangement for hall OF
room has a corner closet of fancy wood,
carved over the door and along the
border of the shelves which fill the lower
space. In the corner above the closet
fasten q length of bright China silk or
any bit of decorative material, allowing
the length to fall in folds to the floor on
one side; or use two widths and allow
the drapery to fall on either side, draw
ing the fulness back near the center and
holding it in place with bunch of fancy
feathers or pampas grass.
Umbrella cases for hall use are made
of mating, using Il straight piece for
the back, while the front is made loose,
caught at intervals by bows of ribbon
or rope drawn through wooden or brass
rings. Attach to the wall with hooks
and rings 1t is really huge wall
pocket for umbrellas.
\ college girl makes delightful little
tables, ua2i,l and artistic, by using as
supports two saw horses, with a table
top of plain board. The horses are
painted black and etched with gold
paint, the table top is covered with cloth
or telling plain and simple, bearing in
the corner the owners initial or college
colors knotted into loose bow knot.
Grand Pointe textiles are the latest
and most exclusive draperies for artistic
interiors. The soft, yellow tones, secured
by using nankeen and American cotton
in its natural state, prove lasting in
color and very effective in draping. 1t
is the work of American women and is
done by hand ON American looms from
native grown cotton.
Very useful and pretty work baskets
are made of cardboard, using three
cornered piece of the board, which
should he covered with silk or cretonne,
the edges finished with cord. Three
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